“Team Scotland is pleased to confirm Callum Hawkins has been discharged from Gold Coast University Hospital today and has been reunited with his teammates in the Commonwealth Games Village, ahead of the team’s return to the UK,” it said in a statement.

“We would like to thank all the supporters and well-wishers for their kind messages of support and the care and concern that has been shown, particularly here on the Gold Coast.”

The delegation posted photos of Hawkins with Scotland teammates at the athletes village on Twitter.

Organisers have said they would investigate whether there was an excessive delay in getting help to Hawkins, who had managed to get up and run another 100 metres or so before collapsing again and lying on the road in clear distress.

“You can’t have medical people on every kilometre of the race,” Gold Coast organising committee chief executive Mark Peters said on Sunday.